For the first time ever, European doctors wishing to work in the United Kingdom will have to pass a different kind of test if they want to see patients: an English exam.
Essentially, the researchers called up general physicians in the Toronto area and used a script that identified them as either a bank employee or a welfare recipient.
Not everyone is equipped to handle volunteering with Médecins Sans Frontières. Those who are tend to be amazingly resilient, but eventually the siren call of home and family usually beckons